Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Up to 15,000 German soldiers to support battle against pandemic
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will deploy up to 15,000 soldiers to reinforce civilian authorities increasingly stretched in their battle against rising numbers of coronavirus infections that have reached...
Oct 12, 2020
Analysis: ‘I have failed’ – Kim Jong Un shows tearful side in confronting North Korea’s hardships
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared to shed tears at the weekend as he thanked citizens for their sacrifices, in the most striking demonstration yet of how he is r...
Oct 12, 2020
Irish court rejects French extradition of Briton Bailey for 1996 murder
DUBLIN (Reuters) - An Irish court on Monday rejected the extradition of British journalist Ian Bailey for a third time in connection with his conviction in France for murdering a French film producer ...
Oct 12, 2020
Exclusive: White House asks Congress to approve three arms sales to Taiwan – sources
By David Brunnstrom, Patricia Zengerle and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is moving forward with three sales of advanced weaponry to Taiwan, sending in recent days a notification of...
Oct 12, 2020
U.S. air strikes target Taliban fighters advancing on key Afghan city
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The United States launched air strikes against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, U.S. officials said on Monday, after a large-scale offe...
Oct 12, 2020
We won’t survive: Liverpool pubs say new UK lockdown will wipe them out
By Paul Sandle and Phil Noble LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - The last pints could be pulled in pubs across northern England this week as furious bosses warn new coronavirus restrictions will wipe out ...
Oct 12, 2020
In Venezuelan rural heartland, angry Maduro supporters fuel protest wave
By Keren Torres and Brian Ellsworth URACHICHE, Venezuela (Reuters) - In the Venezuelan town of Urachiche, long a bastion of support for President Nicolas Maduro's ruling Socialist Party, a radio stati...
Oct 12, 2020
EU to sanction Lukashenko, citing worsening Belarus violence
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday to sanction Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and other senior officials over an Aug. 9 election the West says was rigg...
Oct 12, 2020
Facebook to remove Holocaust denial content
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Monday it was updating its hate speech policy to prohibit any content that denies or distorts the Holocaust. "Enforcement of these policies cannot happen overnight," F...
Oct 12, 2020
Navy begins defusing biggest World War Two bomb ever found in Poland
WARSAW (Reuters) - Navy divers on Monday began a five-day operation to defuse the largest unexploded World War Two bomb ever found in Poland, forcing more than 750 people to evacuate their homes. Dubb...
Oct 12, 2020
